John Bryden (curler)

John Bryden (1927–2012)[1] was a Scottish curler. He competed in four World Championships, winning the gold medal in 1967.

John Bryden
Curler
Born1927
Died2012 (aged 85)
Team
Curling clubKilgraston & Moncrieffe CC
Curling career
World Championship
appearances		5 (1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Men’s Curling
World Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1967 Perth
Silver medal – second place 1963 Perth
Silver medal – second place 1966 Vancouver
Silver medal – second place 1968 Point-Claire
Scottish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1963
Gold medal – first place 1965
Gold medal – first place 1966
Gold medal – first place 1967
Gold medal – first place 1968

Curling career

He played third on Chuck Hay's team out of the Kilgraston & Moncrieffe Curling Club in Perth, Scotland during a very successful run in the 1960s.[2] In the span of six years the team won the Scottish Men's Championship five times,[3] earning them the right to represent Scotland at the World Curling Championships in those years. At World's in 1963,[4] 1966,[5] and 1968[6] the Hay rink took home the silver medal, with Canada winning the Championship each of those years. At the 1967 World Men's Championship they defeated Team Sweden, skipped by Bob Woods, in the final to win Scotland's first World Men's Championship.[7][8][9]

In the 1980s Bryden returned to competitive curling on Bill Muirhead's senior men's team, winning the Scottish Senior Curling Championships five years in a row.[10]

Personal life

Bryden worked as a farmer in Perthshire.[11]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1962–63 Chuck HayJohn BrydenAlan GlenJimmy HamiltonSMCC 1963 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMCC 1963 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1964–65 Chuck HayJohn BrydenAlan GlenDavid HowieSMCC 1965 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMCC 1965 (4th)
1965–66 Chuck HayJohn BrydenAlan GlenDavid HowieSMCC 1966 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMCC 1966 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1966–67 Chuck HayJohn BrydenAlan GlenDavid HowieSMCC 1967 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMCC 1967 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1967–68 Chuck HayJohn BrydenAlan GlenDavid HowieSMCC 1968 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMCC 1968 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1975–76 Chuck HayJohn BrydenAlex YoungMorris Morton[12]
1983–84 Bill MuirheadTom MuirheadRoy SinclairJohn BrydenSSCC 1984 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1984–85 Bill MuirheadTom MuirheadRoy SinclairJohn BrydenSSCC 1985 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1985–86 Bill MuirheadTom MuirheadRoy SinclairJohn BrydenSSCC 1986 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1986–87 Bill MuirheadTom MuirheadRoy SinclairJohn BrydenSSCC 1987 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1987–88 Bill MuirheadJohn BrydenRoy SinclairJim McArthurSSCC 1988 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "Curler John Bryden". The Courier & Advertiser. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. "Knockout artist Scottish champ". Leader-Post. 8 March 1963. Retrieved 12 September 2012. ...three of the four curlers picked were on the same rink. Third John Bryden, 35, and second Allen Glen, 28, played with Hay.
  3. "SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS MEN". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. "Scotch Cup 1963". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  5. "Scotch Cup 1966". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  6. "Air Canada Silver Broom 1968". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  7. "Scotch Cup 1967". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  8. "WORLD MEN'S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALLISTS". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  9. "Obituary - Chuck Hay, world curling champion". The Herald. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  10. "SCOTTISH SENIOR CHAMPIONS MEN". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  11. "Canada Plays Swedish Four in Scotch Cup Opening Round". Nanaimo Daily News. 21 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. Past Winners - Perth Masters (web-archive; look at "1976")
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